Comments on: Penguins Bylsma Needs to Earn His Spurshttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2011/penguins-bylsma-needs-to-earn-his-spurs/
Pittsburgh Penguins News - BlogFri, 09 Dec 2016 17:00:52 +0000hourly1By: Pens Lose Game 7, It’s Over : Birds of the Burghhttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2011/penguins-bylsma-needs-to-earn-his-spurs/#comment-5759
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:24:31 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5759[…] not the first to think that Dan Bylsma’s gameplan may be a little naive. You hear a ton about his plan of quick-outs, no D-to-D passes, a strong forecheck and SPEED, but […]
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Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:50:04 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5743Ah … the power(less) play. Talk about your can of worms. You’re right, Lawny, it really wasn’t all that great even with Sid and Geno (and Goligoski). But it’s gone from average to downright deplorable (wish we could decline penalties). I’m sure they work hard on it in practice, but whatever they’re doing isn’t translating to the games. The only thing that sticks in my head is they had Sid running things from the half-boards, and now they don’t have anyone filling that role. At times it seems like Letang, Kovalev and Neal are all trying to run the show, with no real quarterback emerging. The fact that Neal and Kovy like to freelance only adds to the confusion. I really don’t know what the solution is … other than getting a man-advantage goal to settle things down and get some confidence back.
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Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:41:00 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5737Another Spur: Marching out the same PP day in and day out. Everyone knows it’s broken, what harm is there in at least trying to do something different? It can not get any worse then it is now. I (like most of you) cringe when we go on the man advantage. The no Sid or Geno excuse only goes so far. The PP has sucked for a long long time. If DB is unwilling or unable to fix it, hopefully Shero brings in a dedicated PP coach this summer that knows what they are doing
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Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:39:59 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5736Excellent comments. When I alluded to the neutral-zone trap, I didn’t necessarily mean the Pens should hire Jacques Lemaire and become “New Jersey on the Mon.” But we definitely need to tighten things up defensively. There have been far too many times when the Bolts have gotten behind our ‘d’ and I attribute that to overkill on the “damn-the-torpedos-full-steam-ahead” approach. I know Bylsma likes a 70/30 split in zone time. But it’s what’s happening during the 30 percent in our end that concerns me. I just wonder how much attention he pays to defense in practices.
]]>By: Coach Bombayhttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2011/penguins-bylsma-needs-to-earn-his-spurs/#comment-5735
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:34:44 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5735Tangradi brings some grit and size over Conner. I’d like to see Engelland in for Niskanen. It’s game 7 and things haven’t been working, there has to be a change before puck drop and it doesn’t seem like there will be. I’m baffled.

You’re right, our speed is an asset. But, only when the rest of our game is working. And, honestly, we haven’t even looked as fast the past couple of games.

]]>By: Coach Bombayhttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2011/penguins-bylsma-needs-to-earn-his-spurs/#comment-5733
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:31:21 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=8196#comment-5733I’m completely with you. I like Tangradi’s size in front of the net and I like Engelland’s toughness in front of the net on the flip side. What it all comes down to is, things aren’t working as they are and something needs to change. There’s no time left to hope they start to gel, it’s game 7. I don’t get it either…
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